Gerald Ford actually said...

I am advising the Congress that failure to take the necessary remedial actions will result in a revised 1977 estimate for National Defense o...

My total fiscal year 1977 Budget request for national defense is $114.9 billion in budget authority.

I urge the Congress to take the necessary actions I have proposed in order to achieve real economies in the national defense program.

I am determined that the national security efforts of the United States shall be fully adequate.